i. Meaning of poem: true freedom is when everyone is working together to free the slaves
ii. Symbolism: the chain that holds all slaves together
iii. Pathos: appeals to emotions of mothers who want freedom for their sons and the pride/dignity of free men
B. Connection to Today
i. Analogy of sports team: one great player cannot win a game if the rest of the team does not work hard to succeed
*This relates to the poem because if all men do not work together to free all slaves in the south, true freedom
does not exist.
IV. Free Labor
A. Describe poem
i. Meaning of poem: the easy garment she wears is not made by hardworking slaves and by wearing clothes made by slaves, oppression is encouraged.
ii. Symbolism: slave garments represent oppression and the difficult lives of slaves; easy garment represents working against oppression
iii. Pathos: appeals to emotional journey of slave life (tears, sweat, and blood) and making those who encourage oppression feel guilty
B. Connection to Today
i. Research on modern child labor/ have students check clothing tags
*Gap and Puma using Indian child labor
II. Lit analysis: definition of symbol
III. Stanzas on Freedom
A. Describe poem
i. Meaning of poem: true freedom is when everyone is working together to free the slaves
ii. Symbolism: the chain that holds all slaves together
iii. Pathos: appeals to emotions of mothers who want freedom for their sons and the pride/dignity of free men
B. Connection to Today
i. Analogy of sports team: one great player cannot win a game if the rest of the team does not work hard to succeed
*This relates to the poem because if all men do not work together to free all slaves in the south, true freedom
does not exist.
IV. Free Labor
A. Describe poem
i. Meaning of poem: the easy garment she wears is not made by hardworking slaves and by wearing clothes made by slaves, oppression is encouraged.
ii. Symbolism: slave garments represent oppression and the difficult lives of slaves; easy garment represents working against oppression
iii. Pathos: appeals to emotional journey of slave life (tears, sweat, and blood) and making those who encourage oppression feel guilty
B. Connection to Today
i. Research on modern child labor/ have students check clothing tags
*Gap and Puma using Indian child labor